me, i go where design takes me, i work relentlessly, my enthusiasm boundless and creating meaningful products is my objective as a designer. my interests vary with every project i undertake depending on the deliverable. in general i love sketching, research, sustainability, styling, photography, ping pong, cars, music, learning about everything and traveling.


achievements, are always a stepping stone for success and as a designer i was fortunate to have some myself

       

        grand prize, Marine design research alliance - international boat design competition

       Best overall entry - 07

        first prize, pontoon boat design - international boat design competition

       Best pontoon design, premier pontoons - 07

        top ten, mazda design challenge

       selected as one of the top ten concepts for the 2010 mazda 3 in 07

        research assistant, research in ergonomics and design lab | c.u.d

       appointed RA to oversee, maintain and run live projects designing and evaluating ergonomical interventions

        teaching assistant, ideation and visual communication | dept of I.D, ncsu

       appointed to instruct a class of 16 students in ideation and viz com techniques

         selected to be profiled by the chancellor | class of 08

       From the entire pool of talented designers from Design school, i was selected to be profiled by the chancellor                                        

         of ncsu, for university wide commencement.

  

design philosophy, i believe in change, i believe that as designers we can induce change in a positive way to enrich people’s lives and also bring about a global awareness to world issues. designers are a set of unique people who are trained in processes, which make them ideal candidates to work at any level or profession.


products are alive, they move through various levels, live through innovative packaging, speak through advertisements, eat through our interest and as designers we are responsible for all this, just as we are responsible for being a good citizen. I believe that evolution is a necessary process and that industrial design is undergoing it’s own. with the emphasis based on research and also on interaction design principles, being one of those designers extremely interested in both, i am inclined to think of more cross disciplinary developments happening.


being from India, a country rich with diversity and cultural heritage, i pride myself in being able to translate those values into my designs. I believe in simplifying the form but amplifying the details. as some one truly said “god is in the details”. my dual disciplinary education in Industrial design and mechanical engineering give me a clear vision of product and production details. I also believe in a human centered approach and try to make the products as friendly as possible to the user interacting with it. i tend to ask a lot of questions to get the right answers.


“ ideas hold the key to unlock the rarest of opportunities, the endeavor to find new opportunities interest me the most”


references


Bryan laffitte, associate professor                               Haig khachatoorian, department head

college of design, ncsu                                                              college of design, ncsu

919.515.8333 | bwlaffit@unity.ncsu.edu                                     919.515.8331 | haig_khachatoorian@ncsu.edu


Harnish Jani, sr design strategist                                Kevin Terwilliger, Industrial designer

RKS design, thousand oaks, CA                                                Dell experience group, Austin, TX

contact@hvjani.com                                                                   kdterwil@gmail.com


Tih-yuan Wang, tech analyst                                    Dr. Thomas greene, assistant director

college of design, ncsu                                                              Office of international services, ncsu

twang2@unity.ncsu.edu                                                             thomas_greene@ncsu.edu   


links


www.coroflot.com/vyasateja    www.linkedin.com/vyasatejarao    www.twitter.com/savyas23    www.design.ncsu.edu

www.ncsuidsa.org                   www.idsketching.com                   www.trendspotter.com          www.bryanlaffitte.com

www.yehideology.com            www.ocell.net                                www.joshspear.com                

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